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Malay Mail
12-05-2025
- Malay Mail
No more rentals: Trader lands on Teluk Intan council blacklist after sledgehammer stunt over blocked shopfront
TELUK INTAN, May 12 — A watchmaker in a mall outlet in Jalan Bandar here, who ran amok by breaking the glass door entrance of the Teluk Intan Municipal Council (MPTI) building last week, has been blacklisted from further rental. Perak executive councillor of Human Resources, Health, Indian Community Affairs and National Integration A. Sivanesan said MPTI has given the 63-year-old man a month's notice to vacate his shop. 'His action (going on a rampage and damaging public property at the MPTI building) is unacceptable and we (the state) cannot tolerate the matter. He will be blacklisted by MPTI and will not be able to rent any stall or shop here in future. 'Also, he has not paid rent for two months, which is only RM150 per month. This serves as a lesson for him and other tenants, not to take the law into their own hands,' he said. Sivanesan made these remarks during a visit to the Chithirai Pournami festival at the Sri Subramaniam Temple which was attended by some 20,000 Hindu devotees on Jalan Bandar here today. On Thursday, Hilir Perak police chief ACP Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the watchmaker arrived at the MPTI building on a motorcycle and proceeded to smash both of the building's main glass doors with a sledgehammer. Bakri stated that in his testimony, the man defended his misdemeanour due to dissatisfaction with MPTI's decision to set up tents in front of his shop during the annual Chitra (or Chithirai) Pournami festival, as they obstructed customers' view of his watch repair shop. Earlier, a one-minute 30-second viral video showed a man astride a motorcycle descending on the MPTI building to smash the glass doors in a rage. — Bernama
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina advocacy groups react to bill proposing rules for homeless camps
(WGHP) — From Greensboro to Thomasville, homeless camps have been a concern with citizens for years. The solutions vary as to how leaders believe the problem can be addressed. Randolph County Representative Brian Biggs is proposing a unique solution, but not everyone agrees with it. This new bill would move the homeless population to designated the advocates say this could lead to bigger problems. 'There's so many tents. There's so many homeless there, and it's unsanitary … This bill … Does it criminalize homelessness? No. It addresses the use of public property for camping and sleeping without prohibiting homelessness itself,' Biggs said. Biggs is sponsoring House Bill 781. That bill would allow local leaders to designate city-owned properties for those who are unhoused to live. This would only take effect if the indoor shelters run out of space, and it's meant to be a temporary fix, only allowing up to a year. Ryan Ross is the director of Open Door Ministries, which is a non-profit organization in High Point that helps the homeless. He says the proposal can cause more issues. 'People are then just going to move around and instead of congregating in one area where you can control it a little, they are going to spread out even more,' he said. Janise Hurley, director of Davidson Medical Ministries, a non-profit organization that serves as a gateway to community resources for those facing homelessness, says other states have gone down a similar path with no luck. 'It hasn't benefited the people in general. It has only continued to increase the significant issue we've already been seeing, and it could be crime, trash. It could be personal hygiene issues,' she said. FOX8 brought these concerns to Biggs. 'I strongly believe in the importance of listening to those directly impacted by our policies … Input from affected individuals and service providers should be part of that conversation at the local level,' he said. The organizations say they are on the front lines working with the homeless population every single day, and they believe policies like this one often forget the real people. 'Know the population you are dealing with before you make these decisions,' Ross said. 'We have to look at each person as an individual, and we know we treat people with problems. We don't treat people as problems,' Hurley said. According to Biggs' office, the bill passed out of a North Carolina House committee on Tuesday and could be up for a vote as early as Wednesday. If it becomes law, it will go into effect in October. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX8 WGHP.
